Tempura

(jp tenpura) Tempura the technique of dipping fish and vegetables into a batter and frying them, comes from the word "tempora", a Latin word meaning "times", "time period" used by both Spanish and Portuguese missionaries to refer to the Lenten period or Ember Days (ad tempora quadragesimae).

Translations
ja:天麩羅 hiragana:天ぷら